Culture, Media & Sport
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Recent PMQs Questions
View all 80PMQs 2026-07-01
Two of my constituents, Cody and Liam Townend, and another mum from Leeds, Zoe Ward, all lost babies in different tragic circumstances, but they all went to the same funeral director, who did not trea...
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The hon. Member expressed satisfaction that the Met police implemented a stolen handset blacklist following advice, reducing mobile thefts by nearly half. He urged the Prime Minister to reclassify soc...
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The Government's willingness to protect young people from harmful online content is welcome. Such material often manipulates speech rather than promoting free speech. Companies must be held accountabl...
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Residents in my constituency and across Sandwell benefit from the lowest council tax in the west midlands and investment in new leisure centres and parks. All our libraries are kept open. Sandwell is ...
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A New World investigation into GB News has found hundreds of shocking breaches of the rules of impartiality and accuracy. We cannot let GB News propaganda turn our great country into its version of Tr...
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I pay tribute to the hon. Member for Warrington North (Charlotte Nichols) for her powerful and courageous speech in the debate on jury trials yesterday—I really hope the Prime Minister was listening. ...
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Like the Prime Minister, I had the transformative benefit of a music education as a young person, although he had his some while before I had mine. [ “Ooh!”] After more than a decade of decline in mus...
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The regeneration of Belper mills—a large site with buildings, including grade I listed ones dating from the start of the industrial revolution, at the heart of the east midlands' only UNESCO world her...
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Labour Members do not like it, but I have not said anything that is not true. Why don't we talk about student loans? The fact is that graduates are paying more, not less. On Monday, the Schools Minist...
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The announcement that pubs and music venues will receive a much-welcome reduction in business rates is a positive step. However, in our manifesto we did promise root-and-branch reform of business rate...
Recent Ministerial Questions
View all 921Child Poverty 2026-06-29
Lifting children out of poverty will be this Government's greatest legacy. However, around 4 million children remain in poverty. Last year, the former Prime Minister suggested a £3 billion levy on gam...
Child Poverty 2026-06-29
What progress has been made on reducing levels of child poverty? Lifting children out of poverty will be this Government's greatest legacy. However, around 4 million children remain in poverty. Last y...
Antisemitism
What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help tackle antisemitism. The question stems from the unacceptable rise of antisemitism, which requires a whole-of-society response including streng...
Child Poverty
In Stoke-on-Trent and Kidsgrove, literacy levels among our children and young people fall behind the England average. That can severely impact a young person's future earnings. Our libraries play a ke...
Cost of Living Falkirk
The cut to VAT for family days out this summer starts along with the summer holidays later this week. This is a Labour Government acting to bring down the cost for families visiting Falkirk's fantasti...
Business Rates
Given that the hon. Member is facing near certainty of becoming Prime Minister, has the Treasury started modelling numbers to cut business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues by 20%, and if not, wh...
Topical Questions
Will the Secretary of State rule out extending the BBC licence fee to streaming services such as Netflix?...
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Can the Secretary of State advise me on how her Department might be able to assist me in helping provide the museum with a new place?...
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Before the charter review comes out, may I ask her to ensure that she absolutely emphasises the need for radio news?...
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Can the Secretary of State advise what steps will be taken and what funding provided to encourage young people to take up sport, drama and other activities when the social media ban comes into place?...